A hospital cluster combined with a family cluster of avian influenza H7N9 infection in Anhui Province, China - 01/06/19
Highlights |
• | We reported a hospital cluster combined with family cluster of H7N9 infection. A poultry farm was the initially infectious source of the H7N9 virus infection. Airborne transmission may result in the hospital cluster. |
Summary |
Objectives |
To identify human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian influenza virus, we investigated a hospital cluster combined with family cluster in this study.
Methods |
We obtained and analyzed clinical, epidemiological and virological data from the three patients. RT-PCR, viral culture and sequencing were conducted for determination of causative pathogen.
Results |
The index case presented developed pneumonia with fever after exposure to chicken in a poultry farm. Case A presented pneumonia with high fever on day 3 after she shared a hospital room with the index case. Case B, the father of the index case, presented pneumonia with high fever on day 15 after he took care of the index case. H7N9 virus circulated in the local farm to which the index case was exposed. Full genomic sequence of virus showed 99.8–100% identity shared between the index case and case A or case B. Compared to the earliest virus of Anhui, a total of 29 amino acid variation sites were observed in the 8 segments.
Conclusions |
A hospital cluster combined with family cluster of H7N9 avian influenza infection was identified. Air transmission resulted in the hospital cluster possibly. A poultry farm was the initially infectious source of the cluster.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : H7N9, Avian influenza virus, Hospital cluster, Family cluster, Human-to-human transmission, Air transmission
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Vol 79 - N° 1
P. 49-55 - juillet 2019 Retour au numéro
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